Curious Tech Explorer turns the questions kids already have about technology into immersive, hands-on missions they can investigate, design, code, build and improve.
Both groups code, build, investigate and create. Projects, tools and independence are adjusted so Explorers can take on challenges at the right level of complexity.
Playful, guided missions introduce technological thinking through block coding, robotics, sensors, engineering, AI activities and hands-on making.
More independent missions connect Scratch/block coding, robotics, AI, sensors, electronics, engineering and design around increasingly complex problems.
Grade ranges are a guide. Placement may also consider a child's experience, interests and readiness.
CTE combines hands-on Studio learning with focused online practice, all connected through multi-week Explorer Missions.
Weekly 75-minute in-person sessions where Explorers investigate, code, build, test and solve problems with others.
Game- and activity-based online learning helps enrolled Explorers strengthen individual skills and concepts between Studio sessions.
Multi-week challenges bring coding, robotics, AI, engineering, electronics and 3D design & printing together around a problem to solve.
As Explorers progress through missions, skills and concepts are tracked across technology areas. This helps identify where they’re ready to move ahead and where additional practice can help strengthen understanding.
Explorer Missions unfold over multiple sessions, giving kids time to investigate, learn new skills, build solutions, test what happens and improve their ideas.
What does a robot need to know about the world around it before it can decide where to go? Explorers design, code, test and adapt their solution as the environment changes.
Explorers investigate how technology can observe, measure and respond to the living world—then build around what they discover.
Start with the first month and continue as your Explorer grows through ongoing missions and skill development.
Includes weekly CTE Studio sessions, CTE Quest learning between sessions, and materials used during Studio.
New Explorers begin with their first month and can continue into ongoing missions.
FIRST LEGO League Explore gives kids an opportunity to apply the coding, robotics, engineering, problem-solving and teamwork skills they are developing through CTE. They work together as a team through the official FIRST LEGO League Explore season experience. Team spaces are limited.
“In just one week he grew more confident and curious.”
Parent feedback from a Curious Tech Explorer summer program
No. CTE is designed for curious kids with different levels of experience. Explorers can begin where they are and build from there.
No. Robotics and coding are important tools, but Explorers also work with AI, engineering, electronics, sensors, design and making. Missions connect these areas around a challenge.
CTE Studio meets weekly, with each in-person session lasting 75 minutes. The calendar may occasionally adjust around holidays and planned breaks, and families will receive the schedule in advance.
Missions are multi-week experiences and may span several Studio sessions. The pace can vary depending on the challenge and how the group is progressing, giving Explorers time to learn, test and improve rather than rushing to finish.
Grade ranges are a guide. Placement may also consider a child's prior experience, interests and readiness.
No traditional homework. CTE Quest is online game- and activity-based learning for enrolled Explorers to strengthen individual skills and concepts between Studio sessions.
FIRST LEGO League Explore is a seasonal team experience for ages 6–10. Team availability and additional details depend on interest and team formation.
Programs are based in the Bothell / Mill Creek area of Washington. Exact program logistics are shared directly with registered families.
Fall sessions are planned to begin in September. Final days, times, tuition and enrollment details will be shared with families who join the interest list.
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